One of a Kind (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Bette Ford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999 | Series: Arabesque

When Anthia Jenkins goes through tough times, her friend, Dexter Washington, is there for her. Before long, Anthia is falling for him--hard and fast. But just as their romance is beginning to bud, Anthia learns of Dex's troubled past--his wife's suicide had landed him in prison, unjustly convicted of her death. Somehow Dex would have to convince Anthia to believe in him and the healing power of love.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 476 pages
• Publisher: Arabesque (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158314000X
• ISBN-13: 978-1583140000
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Ford romance, August 15, 1999

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Dera R Williams (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One of a Kind (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

We met Anthia Jenkins and Dexter Washington in Bette Ford's 1995 novel, "Forever After". In this latest story, she has incorporated couples from her previous books and has managed to bring us another tale of romance and insight in to the Detroit scene. When las hear, Anthia's sixteen-year old son Jeffrey has been shot in the back by a business owner who mistakenly thought he was robbing him. Jeffrey is now a nineteen year-old college student relearned how to walk after years of therapy. Anthia has finally given up her job as a legal secretary and realized her dream of owning own doll-making business specializing in one-of-a-kind orginals. Dexter, the director of the community center where Jeffrey belongs, has been a source of strength and guidance to Anthia, but over the years she has desire more a loving relationship with this bronze god. A shared kiss one night seems to have left Dexter with feelings for Anthia that he had been trying to deny. His past is such a tangled webe that he fears rejection but unable to stay away any longer he turns up on her doorstep wanting to rekindle their friendship. Of course Diane and Charles Randol from "Forever After" see what's going and eventually Anthia and Dexter must admit they mean more to each other than just friends. Meanwhile Dexter must dealing with the concerns of the center,unwanted advances and past family problems. This book initially got off to a slow beginning but was well worth the end results

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Love Story, August 29, 2000

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Crystal Hayden - See all my reviews

This review is from: One of a Kind (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

OK we learned that Dexter had feelings for Anthia in Bette's book "Forever After" now Bette brings together the two after Jeff has been released from the hospital and is now attending college. Anthia and Dex have become best friends and have falling in love with each other. After a shared kiss they can not think straight.

Anthia was tired of Dex always keeping to himself and never opening up to her. When she comfronts Dex about how she feels she learns of Dex's trouble past. But this does not change the way Anthia feels about him. It just makes her love him even more.

I thought Anthia and Dex would never get it together because they were both keeping their feelings from each other. I was truly happy with the ending when everything came together.

The secondary characters really help bring this book together. It would be nice to see a story on Anthia's son Jeff and Cora. And also on Dana and Jerome.

Go out and get this book and all of Bette's books. You will not be disappointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: One of a Kind (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was so compelling. Sometimes there are characters in a book that make you just want to slap them so they would stop and listen to each other. These two characters were like that. That's what makes them so believable. It felt like you knew them. The writing of Ford made you feel the pain that the characters were going through. I just can't say enough about this book. FANTASTIC!!!